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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Scindia, Nath richest Cong UPA ministers: RTI

Scindia, Nath richest Cong UPA ministers: RTI

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published Published on Sep 10, 2010   modified Modified on Sep 10, 2010


A Right to Information (RTI) application filed by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal seeking details to make public the assets and liabilities owned by ministers has thrown up interesting results. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), moving away from its earlier stand of not making public ministers' assets and liabilities, on Thursday gave over 400 pages of complete details filed by Members of Parliament.

According to the RTI report, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia and Transport and Highways Minister KamalNath are some of the Congress’ richest ministers with assets upwards of Rs 20 crore. Scindia also owns jewellery worth Rs 24 crore most of which he has inherited.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, currently in the news for his anti-mining stand in Niyamgiri, has declared a bank account which has only Rs 29!

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has declared a coffee estate, a mobile phone worth Rs 38,000 and a cycle worth around Rs 1,500.

Praful Patel fares among the richer non-Congress UPA ministers. The Civil Aviation Minister and his wife have loans worth Rs 31 crore, an increase from his declaration to the Election Commission before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.

Telecom Minister A Raja and his wife have an annual income of 12 lakh, with most of his assets being inherited including property worth Rs 67 lakh.

Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's total assets are worth Rs 7 lakh only. Defence minister A K Antony has no immovable property, no car and only Rs 1,17,000 as bank balance.

Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has farmland in Haryana and Bangalore and owns two cars - a Chevrolet Optra and a Toyota Corolla. His total assets are worth Rs 24 crore.


CNN-IBN, 10 September, 2010, http://ibnlive.in.com/news/scindia-and-nath-richest-mps-ramesh-poorest/130688-37-64.html?from=tn


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